List of Illlustrations. 



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Map of Distribution . . . . . Frontispiece 



Figure of Bird, showing external characters - • - viii 



Black-backed Magpie and Nest - - - - 11 



Magpie-Larks, male and female - - - - 15 



Young Magpie-Larks (Neg. by A. H. Mattingley) - - 16 



House-Swallows ------ 18 



Masked Wood-Swallow 's Nest and Eggs - - - 29 



Fledglings of Wood-Swallow (Neg. by A. H. Mattingley) - 37 



Wood-Swallow feeding young (Neg. by A. H. Mattingley) - 38 



White-rumped Wood-Swallow - - - - - 39 



Fggs of White-rumped Wood-Swallow - - - 40 



Map showing Distribution of Australian Swifts - - 42 



Hooded Robin ------- 49 



White-bellied Slirike-Tit ----- 53 



Western Fly-eater ------ 55 



Yellow-rumped Tit ------ 57 



Nest of Striated Tit - - - - - - 66 



White-shafted Fantail ------ 68 



Black and White Fantail . - ... 72 



Nest and Eggs of Black and White Fantail - - - 73 



Brown Flycatcher --...- 76 



Blue Wren (Neg. by A. H. Mattingley) ... 79 



Emu- Wren ---.... 89 



Black-faced Cuckoo-Shiike ----- 92 



Rufous Song-Lark . - . - - . 97 



Grey-tailed Thickhead - - - - - 103 



Grey Shrike-Thrush ...... 105 



Chestnut-backed Babbling-Thrush . . - . 109 



White-browed Babbler - - - - - - 112 



Field -Wren - - - - - - - 115 



White-browed Scrub- Wren - - - - 117 



Spotted Scrub- Wren ■ - - - - - 119 



White-faced Titmouse ------ 122 



White-winged Chough ------ 124 



Bell-bird ...---- 127 



Grass- Warbler -.--.-- 131 



Silver-eyes and Nest - - - . - . 133 



White-fronted Chat - - - - - 137 



Black-capped Tree-runner - . - - - 141 



